Economics

Trade Feud With South Korea Threatens Heating Fuel Shortage in Japan

  • Some 79% of Japan kerosene imports came from Korea last year
  • A Seoul export ban may cause acute tightness: Fitch Solutions
Photographer: Takaaki Iwabu/Bloomberg
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Japanese consumers may face a costlier bill to stay warm this winter if South Korea bans exports of heating fuel to its neighbor as the trade feud between the two countries deepens.